Ukraine - Russia
2023
2023-03-04 A CNN article listed the 53 times Trump promised he would end the war between Russia and the Ukraine within 24 hours.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/politics/fact-check-trump-ukraine-war
2025 February
2025-02-26 Trump said the US spent $350B on the war in the Ukraine. According to other sources the actual figure was $185B.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/politics/ukraine-aid-trump-zelensky-fact-check
https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/ukraine-support-tracker-data-6453
https://www.youtube.com/live/tTz6E_uCG6I?t=1356s
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-figures-do-not-support-trump-claims-on-ukraine-spending/7981441.html
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/
2025-02-28 The Trump administration heckled Vladimir Zelenskyy during a visit to the White House, descending into childish taunting over what Zelenskyy was wearing and asking him “Have you said thank you once”. Vance continued to torture Zelenskyy, accusing him of “campaigning for the opposition” in October which didn’t happen. An article with MSNBC pointed out that Zelenskyy did say thank you, numerous times including both during a joint meeting of Congress in 2022 and online, citing at least 6 very large, very heartfelt public thank you letters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/us/politics/zelensky-speech-transcript.html#
DEC 21 2022https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1605718645576826880
MAY 29 2023https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1663222034019631109
JULY 9 2024https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1810837593094758850
JULY 4 2024https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1808810549053902899
NOV 23 2023https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1727704514063429670
FEB 7 2023https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1623193040604069890
2025 March
2025-03-06 Trump proposed linking a Ukraine minerals deal with a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war in effort to secure American access to Ukraine’s natural resources.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5382384/ukraine-us-minerals-deal
https://www.csis.org/analysis/breaking-down-us-ukraine-minerals-deal
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/world/what-we-know-about-trumps-ukraine-mineral-deal-intl
2025-03-15 Trump walked back his promise to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, claiming he was being sarcastic.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-ukraine-war-solved-f51b96e4e690341caee65358bcbab1fa
2025 April
2025-04-15 A news outlet reported that Trump was preparing to let Russia tap into Alaska natural resources as well as lift sanctions on Russia’s aerospace industry. The article said that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would coordinate the package, and it might involve joint mining ventures.
https://www.mining.com/trump-to-offer-russia-access-to-minerals-for-peace-in-ukraine/
2025-04-30 A news outlet reported that the U.S. and Kiev signed a deal giving the U.S. access to investment projects in Ukraine.
https://kyivindependent.com/us-and-ukraine-earmark-150-million-for-minerals-deal/
2025 July
2025-07-01 Trump repeatedly issued an ultimatum to Russia to end the war, yet Trump never followed through, and Russia continued attacks on Ukraine.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-wants-to-get-russia-done-end-ukraine-war/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/13/politics/trump-nato-russia-tariffs-ultimatum
2025 August
2025-08-15 Trump and Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska with no resolution to the war in Ukraine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj9er0x0zo
2025-08-28 Russia attacked Kiev, killing at least 23 people.
https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-missiles-pound-ukraine-damage-eu-british-offices-2025-08-28/
2025 September
2025-09-10 A Russian drone was shot down over Poland. Trump commented that the drone “could have been a mistake”.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/politics/trump-drone-poland-europe/
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5500687-poland-rejects-trump-drone-mistake/
2025-09-10 Poland invoked article 4 to meet with NATO.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_237559.htm
2025-09-12 NATO began a shielding posture by sending fighter jets to the Eastern flank.
2025-09-13 Trump sent a letter to NATO, telling them the only way he will place sanctions on Russia is if NATO stops buying Russian oil and ramps up tariffs on China.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-s1-5540664/trump-russia-sanctions-nato-ukraine
2025-09-17 Poland and NATO brought together 30,000 troops for the largest NATO military exercise in response to Russian advances.
2025-09-19 Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace for the third time in two weeks.
2025-09-23 Trump stated Kiev could “win all of Ukraine back from Russia”. The White House posted “Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07vm35rryeo
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1970564074850123952
2025 November
2025-11-19 The Trump administration announced negotiations and a 28-point peace plan between Russia and the Ukraine. Some news outlets reported criticism that the plan is pro-Russia, offering no concessions for Ukraine by giving territory to Russia while slashing the Ukrainian military.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/unfinished-plan-peace-ukraine-provision-provision
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/europe/peace-proposal-russia-ukraine-annotated-intl-vis
2025-11-27 Russia insisted that Ukraine give up territory in the peace plan deal before it will agree to a ceasefire.
2025 December
2025-12-04 German news outlets published a leaked phone conversation between Macron, Chancellor Merz and Zelensky warning that the US had plans to make deals with Russia that would betray the Ukraine.
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-leaders-warn-us-could-betray-ukraine-in-leaked-call/
2025-12-31 (abroad) Reports from late 2025 and early 2026 showed systemic torture and execution of Russian soldiers by their commands, involving methods of beating, electrocution, sexual assault, being bound in ties and wrap, tied to trees in the winter and left to freeze, hit in the head with guns and shovels, and multiple other methods.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7gw3l395ro
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-torture-prisoners-human-rights/32131995.html
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141417
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154706
https://www.dw.com/en/why-does-the-russian-armys-brutal-culture-go-unchecked/a-74750242
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-military-abuse-soldiers.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOH2DMFFjmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-wYTmHSx3c&list=WL&index=1
2026 March
2026-03-05 The US asked Ukraine for help shooting down Iranian drones.
2026-03-14 The Ukraine sent military experts to assist the U.S. in countering Iranian drones in the Gulf. Meanwhile, sources reported that Russia and China were providing military cooperation to Iran.
https://www.afpc.org/publications/articles/how-ukraine-can-help-the-iran-war-effort
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-ukraine-is-helping-the-u-s-defend-against-irans-drone-attacks
https://time.com/article/2026/03/15/iran-war-ukraine-drones/
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-03-18/iran-ukraine-drones-russia-allies
2026-03-26 Ukrainian drones struck ports and refineries along the Baltic sea, halting at least 40% of Russian oil export capacity. Zelenskyy reported that the U.S. was making any security guarantees for Ukraine contingent upon Ukraine giving up its defense of the Eastern Donbas region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFkuH7GRX8&list=WL&index=1&t=388s